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    Bernie Sanders, who reshaped US politics, ends 2020 presidential run

    Inspirational senator’s youth-led movement pushed for sweeping social change but fell far behind Joe Biden in bid for nomination Play Video 3:07 ‘Victory virtually impossible’: Bernie Sanders ends 2020 presidential campaign – video Bernie Sanders, the 78-year-old senator from Vermont who reshaped American politics with his youth-led movement for sweeping social change, on Wednesday ended […] More

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    Coronavirus US live: US sees largest single-day Covid-19 death toll reported by any country

    US sees highest one-day death toll from coronavirus US scammers seek to capitalize on fears Black Americans dying in greater numbers from Covid-19 Live global updates See all our coronavirus coverage Support the Guardian’s independent journalism. Make a contribution LIVE Updated Medical staff move a patient into the Wyckoff Heights Medical Center emergency room on […] More

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    Trump urges Republicans to 'fight very hard' against voting by mail

    The fight to vote Donald Trump President previously said efforts to make it easier to vote would mean ‘you’d never have a Republican elected in this country again’ Donald Trump at a coronavirus taskforce press briefing at the White House in Washington DC on 7 April. Photograph: Jim Lo Scalzo/EPA Donald Trump again urged Republicans […] More

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    Coronavirus US live: Trump reportedly knew pandemic was likely in January

    Wisconsin voters go to the polls in controversial election How an unproven drug became Trump’s ‘miracle cure’ Live global updates See all our coronavirus coverage Support the Guardian’s independent journalism. Make a contribution LIVE Updated Play Video Coronavirus: New York governor provides an update on the outbreak – watch live 11.18am EDT11:18 Cuomo: Restarting life […] More

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    Wisconsin voters go to the polls in controversial election

    Wisconsin Polls open after governor tried to cancel in-person voting because of coronavirus, only to be overruled by state supreme court A resident casts a ballot outside of Roosevelt Elementary School in Racine, Wisconsin. Photograph: Scott Olson/Getty Images Wisconsin voters headed to the polls on Tuesday, to cast ballots amid a global pandemic after a […] More

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    ‘I know what's at stake’: can Biden win over skeptical Sanders supporters?

    ‘I know what’s at stake’: can Biden win over skeptical Sanders supporters? Democratic candidate is aggressively courting critical constituency of younger and left-wing Democrats who have so far rejected his presidential bid Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden during a campaign rally at Renaissance High School in Detroit, Michigan, on 9 March. Photograph: Jeff Kowalsky/AFP via […] More

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    Revealed: Wisconsin's black and student populations at highest risk of voter purges

    Revealed: Wisconsin’s black and student populations at highest risk of voter purges Guardian analysis finds those expected to vote Democrat nearly twice as likely to be flagged for removal from voting rolls Milwaukee residents cast their ballots at the Milwaukee Municipal Building. A Guardian analysis has found voters in zip codes that were predominantly black […] More